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GENUS MELEAGRIS

• GENUS MELEAGRIS (noun)
The noun GENUS MELEAGRIS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys

Familiarity information: GENUS MELEAGRIS used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS MELEAGRIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Meleagrididae: wild and domestic turkeys

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Meleagris; Meleagris

Hypernyms ("genus Meleagris" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "genus Meleagris"):

Meleagris gallopavo; turkey (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)

Holonyms ("genus Meleagris" is a member of...):

family Meleagrididae; Meleagrididae (turkeys and some extinct forms)

"Money for old rope."
(English proverb)
"A fish cannot live without water."
(Albanian proverb)
"Whatever you sow, that's what you'll reap."
(Armenian proverb)
"Those who had some shame are dead."
(Egyptian proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of Meleagrididae
bird genus definition
Pronunciation of turkey
Meleagris gallopavo definition
Definition of family Meleagrididae

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